Is Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition runs great on the Steam Deck.
Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 75 reports. As a rpg game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- RPG, Strategy
- Developer
- Dotemu
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Release
- January 28, 2015
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 65
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ @ 2.0 GHz (or better)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD2900 (256MB VRAM or more with Shader Model 4.0)
- DirectX: Version 10
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
- Additional Notes: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse required * This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT4.0 * Windows XP and Vista are not officially supported for this title although they may run the game properly. Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 5600+ @ 2.8 Ghz
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 9800GT or AMD Radeon HD3870 (512MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0)
- DirectX: Version 10
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
- Additional Notes: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse required. Supported video cards at time of release: nVidia GeForce 8800GT or better, GeForce 9, GT200, GT400, GT500, GT600, GT700 series AMD Radeon HD2900 or better, HD3000, HD4000, HD5000, HD6000, HD7000 series, R series Notes: Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported. Latest tested GeForce drivers: 337.88 for all nVidia series Latest tested Radeon drivers: Catalyst 13.9 for Radeon HD2000, HD3000, HD4000 and Catalyst 14.4 for Radeon HD5000, HD6000, HD7000, R series. Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
Is Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 75 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~6 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition on Steam Deck
- •Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 75 reports.
›Is Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 8h 37m at 60 fps on Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition on Steam Deck?
Yes. Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition?
Yes — Valve reports that Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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